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My parents have always been there for me, loved me, together as a team. Mysibling have taught me lessons from their own experiences.

Without them I wouldn't be the bad dads queer Xingona I am today.'I'm fighting for my family, fighting for my community.

"It is a waste of time." Why do something for someone who won't do something for you?""What are you getting out of this"I'm always comfronted with these questions and statements.

To to which I respond,"I do it because I didn't have the privilege of the government, society, or economics being in my favor. I do this because in want the next generation to be educated and un afraid. I do it because it's my duty."

i don't know where this path will take me in life. I don't know how close the end is. But what I do know is that I would have never become this person if I lived in a more privileged neighborhood. And I thank the city of Angels before this

A Mi Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles.Gracias

Original artwork featured in our Art Block Zine; Volume 2, Issue 1: "City of Angels." Get a copy of "City of Angles" now in our web store!

Original artwork featured in our Art Block Zine; Volume 2, Issue 1: "City of Angels." Get a copy of "City of Angles" now in our web store!

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